Philosophy and Religion

Dieses interdisziplinäre Handbuch rekonstruiert Optimierung als ein Phänomen, das konstitutiv in aktuelle Entwicklungen der Gegenwart eingeschrieben ist.

Since the third century BCE, when the king of Sri Lanka converted to Buddhism, the island nation off the southern coast of India has represented a central interest of Buddhist scholarship.

Will der Protestantismus in einer zunehmend säkularen Gesellschaft anschlussfähig bleiben, so tut er gut daran, sich auf seine liberalen Traditionen zu besinnen und die darin enthaltenen theologischen Einsichten, wissenschaftlichen Fragestellungen und methodischen Ansätze für unsere Zeit fruchtbar zu machen.

First published almost twenty years ago, this practical guide by a media professional has helped countless churches to raise their profile in their local communities and more widely.

Muslim intellectuals who sought to establish the boundaries of modern Muslim identityMuslim modernism was a political and intellectual movement that sought to redefine the relationship between Islam and the colonial West in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Xenolinguistics brings together biologists, anthropologists, linguists, and other experts specializing in language and communication to explore what non-human, non-Earthbound language might look like.

In this controversial manifesto, Jean-Michel Rabat addresses current anxieties about the future of literary and cultural theory and proposes that it still has a crucial role to play.

Aus der kleinen Gruppe der NachfolgerInnen Jesu in Jerusalem wurde innerhalb kürzester Zeit eine Bewegung, die die damalige Welt erfasste und veränderte.

Health, Sickness, Medicine and the Friars in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries explores the attitudes and responses of the mendicant orders to illness, their contribution to medical history, the influence of health and sickness as a factor in the orders' decision making, the extent of their participation in treatments, their relationship with physicians or their own involvement in medical practice, and the problems which occurred as a result of these matters.

Published in the years following 9/11, David Darks book The Gospel according to America warned American Christianity about the false worship that conflates love of country with love of God.

Work is a first class social phenomenon.

The issue of a logic foundation for African thought connects well with the question of method.

Conrad Rudolph studies Hugh of Saint Victor''s forty-two-page written work, The Mystic Ark, which describes the medieval painting of the same name.

The essays are dealing with central topics concerning the Corinthian correspondence with special reference to 2 Corinthians.

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How, and to what extent, can religion be included within commitments to multiculturalism?

In this follow up to The Eudemian Ethics of Aristotle, Peter L.

In each of Plato's "e;dialogues of definition"e; (Euthyphro, Laches, Meno, Charmides, Lysis, Republic I, Hippias Major), Socrates motivates philosophical discussion by posing a question of the form "e;What is F-ness?

Are moral values objective or are they relative to different cultural contexts and traditions?

Sixteen leading scholars introduce and explain the many facets of Plotinus'' ''Neoplatonism''.

Tap into the secrets of what makes you who you are--passions, talents, experiences, temperament, and spiritual gifts--and you'll discover the path to a life of unimagined purpose, impact, and fulfillment.

What does a slab of bacon have to do with marital fidelity?

This book presents a nuanced narrative on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's (1817-1898) life and his invaluable contribution to the democratic consciousness in India.

The message of Jesus Christ is timeless, and has never been more relevant than in our own day.

The intellectual history of the last quarter of this century has been marked by the growing influence of Africana thought--an area of philosophy that focuses on issues raised by the struggle over ideas in African cultures and their hybrid forms in Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean.

Human Nature After Darwin is an original investigation of the implications of Darwinism for our understanding of ourselves and our situation.

This book examines the contemporary significance of the Law and Economics movement.

This learned and engaging study casts new light on the nature of religion in pre-Islamic Iran.

In this new three-part book series, Avis tackles a series of issues relevant to Anglicanism in the current day.

This anthology systematically investigates philosophical ideas about priority.

The philosophical problem of identity and the related problem of change go back to the ancient Greek philosophers and fascinated later figures including Leibniz, Locke, and Hume.

This book provides a detailed analysis of South Africa's actions on the UN Human Rights Council, examining the country's positions on civil and political rights, economic rights and development, social groups whose rights are frequently violated, and abuses in specific countries.

A unique exploration of the relationship between gender and nationalist conflict using the lens of cinema.

Meat and dairy production and consumption are in crisis.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

In The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change, David Tacey presents a unique psychological study of the postsecular, adding a Jungian perspective to a debate shaped by sociology, philosophy and religious studies.

Catholicism has always recognized the need for a normative doctrinal teaching authority.

This book looks at the study of ideas, practices and institutions in South Asian Islam, commonly identified as 'Sufism', and how they relate to politics in South Asia.